Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006
2. Mosley, Roger E., 1944-2022
3. Merson, Marc
4. Frost, David, 1939-2013
5. Benjamin, Paul, 1938-2019.
6. Sinclair, Madge.
7. Manson, Alan.
8. Hall, Albert.
9. Evans, Art, 1942-
10. Howard, Harry.
11. Karlin, Fred.
12. Kinoy, Ernest.
13. Harris, HiTide.
14. McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996.
15. Cohen, David Bennett.
16. Terry, Bonny.
17. Rosmini, Dick.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. The film traces the life of blues/folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, better known as Leadbelly, from his late teens to just prior to his release from a second time in prison in the early 30's.

Subject

1. Leadbelly, 1885-1949
2. Feature films
3. Biographical films
4. Blues musicians > United States > Biography

Genre/Form

1. Biographical films.
2. Feature films.

Call number

1. Sc Visual DVD-1947

Note

1. Leadbelly vocals, HiTide Harris ; instrumental soloists, Brownie McGhee, David Cohen, Bonny Terry, and Dick Roshini.
2. Originally released as a motion picture in1976.

Credits (note)

1. Screenwriter, Ernest Kinoy ; producer, Marc Merson ; cinematographer, Bruce Surtees ; film editor, Harry Howard ; composer, Fred Karlin ; Paramount Pictures presents a David Frost-Marc Merson production ; a film by Gordon Parks.

Performer (note)

1. Roger E. Mosley, Paul Benjamin, Madge Sinclair, Alan Manson, Albert P. Hall, Art Evans.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Title

1. Leadbelly / directed by Gordon Parks.

Imprint

1. [Atlantic, GA?] : Blax Film, [2012?]

Country of producing entity

1. United States

Type of content

1. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. video

Type of carrier

1. videodisc

System details

1. DVD.

Cast

1. Roger E. Mosley, Paul Benjamin, Madge Sinclair, Alan Manson, Albert P. Hall, Art Evans.

Credits

1. Screenwriter, Ernest Kinoy ; producer, Marc Merson ; cinematographer, Bruce Surtees ; film editor, Harry Howard ; composer, Fred Karlin ; Paramount Pictures presents a David Frost-Marc Merson production ; a film by Gordon Parks.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound

Added author

1. Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006, film director.
2. Mosley, Roger E., 1944-2022, actor.
3. Merson, Marc, film producer.
4. Frost, David, 1939-2013, film producer.
5. Benjamin, Paul, 1938-2019.
6. Sinclair, Madge.
7. Manson, Alan.
8. Hall, Albert.
9. Evans, Art, 1942-
10. Howard, Harry.
11. Karlin, Fred.
12. Kinoy, Ernest.
13. Harris, HiTide.
14. McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996.
15. Cohen, David Bennett.
16. Terry, Bonny.
17. Rosmini, Dick.

Research call number

1. Sc Visual DVD-1947